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PS Procurement Policy Committee
This committee monitors and responds to all legislation and regulations that affect technology vendors in the Federal marketplace. The PPC works actively with Congress to represent the industry’s views on key legislative issues, testifies before Congressional Committees when appropriate, drafts position papers on key issues, and responds to draft FAR regulations. Senior congressional staff members are invited to meetings on a regular basis to address current topics. The Committee meets the second Wednesday of each month from 9:30 – 11:30 a.m.
Subcommittees
- GSA Subcommittee
Focuses on the GSA Schedules, GWACs, and other major contract vehicles like Networx and Alliant, and meets regularly with GSA officials. The subcommittee members are especially interested in the activities of the Federal Acquisition Service. The Committee meets the second Wednesday of each month from 11:30 – 1:00 p.m. EST. For more information, contact Olga Grkavac at olga.grkavac@techamerica.org. - Past Performance
This Task Group monitors how the federal government maintains past performance data on IT vendors, with particular focus on the databases used to collect past performance data – including FPDS-NG, PPIRS, CPARS and the new AOCS and FAIIPS. - Regulatory Subcommittee
This Subcommittee monitors all Federal regulatory actions for proposals and final rules that impact the government market environment. The committee is responsible for crafting the comments to these proposals and developing a strategy to engage in the regulatory promulgation process to achieve a favorable outcome. - Section 508 Task Group
This Task Group focuses on implementation of Section 508 of the Workforce Investment Act of 1998. It also monitors international and state activities similar to Section 508 and related standards. The US Access Board announced its intention to update the guidelines for Section 508, and TechAmerica was appointed to its advisory committee. The Access Board is expected to publish the new accessibility standards in late 2009. For more information, contact Olga Grkavac at olga.grkavac@techamerica.org. - Supply Chain Assurance Task Group
This group focuses on the various government efforts to secure the supply chain of the public sector from malicious attempts to modify products and services entering that supply chain and their attempts to alter that supply chain using the acquisition authority of the Federal government. - Council of Defense & Space Industry Associations
Coalitions
- Council of Defense and Space Industry Associations (CODISA)
For more information, please contact Trey Hodgkins, Senior Vice-President for National Security & Procurement Policy at thodgkins@techamerica.orgor 703-284-5310. - Acquisition Reform Working Group (ARWG)
TechAmerica is a member of the Acquisition Reform Working Group (ARWG), which is an industry trade association coalition formed around government contracting. The coalition has been active for over 2 decades and provides proactive legislative recommendations to the Congress, as well as evaluates and provides industry perspective back to Congress on contracting issues in legislative proposals. The Coalition is comprised of the Aerospace Industries Association, the American Council of Engineering Companies, the American Council of Independent Laboratories, the National Defense Industrial Association, the Professional Services Council, TechAmerica, The Associated General Contractors of America, The Coalition for Government Procurement and the U.S. Chamber of Commerce. For more information, please contact Trey Hodgkins, Senior Vice-President for National Security & Procurement Policy at thodgkins@techamerica.org or 703-284-5310.
Contact Information
Trey Hodgkins
Vice President, National Security & Procurement Policy
TechAmerica
601 Pennsylvania Ave, NW
North Building, Suite 600
Washington, DC 20004
P: 703.284.5310
Tags: acquisition, acquisition reform, Acquisition Reform Working Group, ARWG, CIO SP3, contracting, contractor, Green IT/Sustainability, GSA, IPv6, procurement, procurement policy, PS, regulations, Section 508 Accessibility, small business, Supply Chain/Counterfeit IT, Trade Agreements Act
Posted by: Jason Langsner on June 16th, 2009.
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